Autonomous agents organized into teams with six biological systems: a nervous system for real-time signals, an immune system that self-heals, collective memory that persists, dream cycles that learn overnight, natural selection that evolves the fleet, and a metabolism that controls cost.
Not a chatbot. An organism.
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npx create-askalfOne command. Runs in a single Node.js process with PGlite (in-process PostgreSQL) and in-memory cache. No Docker, no Postgres, no Redis. Just Node.js.
curl -fsSL https://get.askalf.org | bashFull stack: PostgreSQL + pgvector, Redis, Ollama, SearxNG. 6 core containers + 3 optional. Running at localhost:3001 in 60 seconds.
Outgrew standalone? One command to migrate — keeps your data, secrets, and config:
bash scripts/migrate-to-docker.shExports PGlite database, generates Docker .env with your existing secrets, imports data into PostgreSQL. Your standalone install stays untouched.
Pick any 8-hour window. This is what you'll find.
09:12 AM Analytics pulls weekly traffic report. Engagement up 23%. $0.03
09:45 AM Support resolves 4 tickets. Avg response time: 3 minutes. $0.06
10:30 AM Writer drafts blog post on Q1 results. 2,400 words. $0.11
11:15 AM Watchdog catches API latency spike. Creates ticket.
11:17 AM Builder claims ticket, traces root cause, deploys fix. $0.14
01:20 PM Social schedules 6 posts across 3 platforms. $0.04
02:00 PM Researcher competitive analysis complete. 3 opportunities flagged. $0.18
02:30 PM Fleet Chief Dream Cycle. Replays 31 executions. 4 patterns extracted.
04:00 PM Fleet Chief Rewrites Support prompt — resolution quality up 12%.
05:12 PM Watchdog All clear. 8 agents, 24 executions, 8 hours. $0.71
Six biological systems working together.
Nervous System — Agents signal each other in real time. Confidence, urgency, stuck status propagate across the fleet. Fleet Chief auto-intervenes on critical signals.
Immune System — When something breaks, agents form response teams. After fixing, antibodies prevent the same issue from recurring.
Collective Memory — Shared knowledge graph that grows with every execution. Agents query it for context before acting.
Dream Cycles — 2–6 AM: the fleet replays its day, extracts patterns, writes procedural memories, generates predictions.
The Watcher — Learns your daily patterns. Pre-runs tasks 30 minutes before you ask.
Natural Selection — Every agent scored on completion, cost, consistency, quality. Top performers promoted. Underperformers retrained. The fleet evolves itself.
| Agent | Role | Model | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Chief | Meta-Agent | Sonnet | 6hr |
| Builder | Engineer | Sonnet | On tickets |
| Watchdog | Monitor | Haiku | Hourly |
| Security Auditor | Security | Sonnet | 6hr |
| Cost Optimizer | Analyst | Haiku | 12hr |
| GitHub Manager | DevOps | Haiku | 2hr |
| Discord Manager | Community | Haiku | 2hr |
| Analytics Tracker | Metrics | Haiku | 6hr |
| KB Writer | Documentation | Haiku | 12hr |
Fleet Chief creates new agents when gaps are found. The fleet grows on its own.
demo.askalf.org — Tell Alf what you need. Watch it design an agent team in real time.
| Software Dev | DevOps | Marketing | Support | E-Commerce |
| Research | Personal | Agency | Finance | Custom |
109 templates across 16 categories.
npm i -g @askalf/agent
askalf-agent connect <key> --url ws://server:3005 --name prod-box --installInstalls as a service (systemd / launchd / Windows). Runs on boot. Auto-reconnect. See @askalf/agent.
| Templates | 109 across 16 categories |
| Tools | 70 MCP tools |
| Channels | 16 — Slack, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, Teams, Email, Twilio, and more |
| Integrations | 47 across 13 categories |
| AI Models | Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek, Ollama — any OpenAI-compatible API |
| Federation | Cross-instance learning (opt-in) |
Stack: TypeScript · Node.js 22 · React 18 · Fastify 5 · PostgreSQL 17 · pgvector · Redis 8 · PGlite · Docker
| AskAlf | AutoGPT | CrewAI | Relevance AI | n8n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open source + self-hosted | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Standalone (no infra needed) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Autonomous 24/7 fleet | ✓ | ~ | ✗ | ~ | ~ |
| Agent-to-agent communication | ✓ | ✗ | ~ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Self-healing (immune system) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Overnight learning (dream cycles) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Collective memory / knowledge graph | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Natural selection / reputation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| 109 pre-built templates | ✓ | ✗ | ~ | ~ | ✓ |
| Remote device execution | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Any AI model (bring your own) | ✓ | ~ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Version | Name | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| v3.1.x | The Organism | Teams/swarms, workspace canvas, doctor command, memory noise filter, 6 biological systems |
| v3.0.x | The Fleet | 4 Docker images, desktop app, browser bridge, onboarding hardened, 17 fleet agents |
| v2.9.9 | Natural Selection | Standalone mode, reputation economy, federation |
| v2.9.5 | The Immune System | Autonomous response teams, antibodies |
| v2.9.0 | The Nervous System | Agent-to-agent signals, collective memory |
| v2.8.0 | Evolution | Dream cycles, The Watcher, webhook triggers |
| v2.7.0 | Autonomous Fleet | Fleet Chief, Builder, unified dispatcher |
See CHANGELOG for full history.
| Project | What it does |
|---|---|
| dario | Use your Claude Max/Pro subscription as an API. Local proxy that works with any Anthropic or OpenAI SDK. npx @askalf/dario login |
| amnesia | Search the web. Remember nothing. 155 engines, zero tracking, self-hosted privacy search. |
| claude-re | Claude Code reimplemented in Python. Full agent loop with tools, MCP, sessions, Discord bridge. |
| @askalf/agent | Connect any device to your AskAlf workforce. WebSocket bridge, installs as a service. |
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